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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 425 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (Ask “what does it do?”): Find who the sentence is about (the subject). Ask: what does (or did) the subject do? The word that answers is the verb. Names and things are nouns; describing words are adjectives.

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  1. 1.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Yash (c) eats (d) mango
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) long (d) Saanvi
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Meera
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Sneha (d) red
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Kunal (c) kicked (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Rahul (d) eats
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Meera (c) song (d) sings
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opens a small box every day.” (a) Riya (b) small (c) box (d) opens
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Arjun (c) juicy (d) mango
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flies (d) Ishaan
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Myra (d) short
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) buys (d) Omkar
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a new kite every day.” (a) Kavya (b) kite (c) new (d) flies
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Diya
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) big
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) kicks (c) big (d) ball
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opens a big box every day.” (a) Priya (b) box (c) opens (d) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Zoya (b) eats (c) juicy (d) mango
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Kunal (c) big (d) picture

Answer key

  1. eats
  2. painted
  3. kicked
  4. opens
  5. flies
  6. reads
  7. draws
  8. kicks
  9. kicked
  10. eats
  11. carries
  12. rides
  13. eats
  14. flies
  15. sings
  16. opens
  17. eats
  18. flies
  19. rides
  20. reads
  21. writes
  22. kicks
  23. buys
  24. carries
  25. flies
  26. draws
  27. writes
  28. drew
  29. rode
  30. carries
  31. carries
  32. ate
  33. sings
  34. kicks
  35. draws
  36. opens
  37. writes
  38. draws
  39. eats
  40. draws

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